List of United States governors who died in office

This is a list of United States governors who died in office.

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Governor Death and burial Governor Party State Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burialSourceArchibald BullochNoneGeorgiaFebruary 22, 177747Possibly poisonedSavannah, GeorgiaColonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, GeorgiaWilliam LivingstonFederalistNew JerseyJuly 25, 179066UnknownElizabeth, New JerseyGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York CityGeorge PlaterFederalistMarylandFebruary 10, 179256UnknownAnnapolis, MarylandSotterley, MarylandJohn HancockNoneMassachusettsOctober 8, 179356Natural causesHancock Manor, Boston, MassachusettsGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MassachusettsSamuel HuntingtonFederalistConnecticutJanuary 5, 179664DropsyNorwich, Connecticut Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, ConnecticutThomas ChittendenNoneVermontAugust 25, 179767Unknown Williston, VermontThomas Chittenden Cemetery, Williston, VermontGunning BedfordFederalistDelawareSeptember 30, 179755unknown New Castle, DelawareImmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, New Castle, DelawareOliver WolcottFederalistConnecticutDecember 1, 179771Natural causes Litchfield, ConnecticutEast Cemetery, Litchfield, ConnecticutIncrease SumnerFederalistMassachusettsJune 7, 179952Angina pectorisRoxbury, MassachusettsGranary Burying GroundEdward RutledgeFederalistSouth CarolinaJanuary 23, 180050GoutCharleston, South CarolinaSaint Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston, South CarolinaMoses GillNoneMassachusettsMay 20, 180067UnknownBoston, MassachusettsUnknownArthur FennerCountryRhode IslandOctober 15, 180559Unknown Providence, Rhode IslandUnknownJames SullivanDemocratic-RepublicanMassachusettsDecember 10, 180864UnknownBoston, MassachusettsGranary Burying GroundJonathan Trumbull Jr.FederalistConnecticutAugust 7, 180969UnknownLebanon, ConnecticutUnknown George William SmithDemocratic-RepublicanVirginiaDecember 26, 181149Richmond Theatre fireRichmond, VirginiaMonumental Church, Richmond, VirginiaRoger GriswoldFederalistConnecticutOctober 25, 181250Unknown Norwich, Connecticut Griswold Cemetery, Lyme, ConnecticutGeorge MadisonDemocratic-RepublicanKentuckyOctober 14, 181653unknown Paris, Bourbon County, KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, KentuckyWilliam RabunDemocratic-RepublicanGeorgiaOctober 24, 181948feverHancock County, GeorgiaPowelton Baptist Church, Powelton, Hancock County, GeorgiaWilliam Wyatt BibbDemocratic-RepublicanAlabamaJuly 10, 182038Riding accident Elmore County, AlabamaCoosada, Alabama John CollinsDemocratic-RepublicanDelawareApril 16, 182246unknownNanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delawareunknown Joseph HasletDemocratic-RepublicanDelawareJune 20, 182353-54Unknown Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, DelawareWilliam EustisDemocratic-RepublicanMassachusettsFebruary 6, 182571pneumoniaBoston, MassachusettsGranary Burying GroundFrederick BatesDemocratic-RepublicanMissouriAugust 4, 182548pneumoniaChesterfield, MissouriThornhill estate Walter LeakeDemocratic-RepublicanMississippiNovember 17, 182563unknownHinds County, MississippiunknownDeWitt ClintonDemocratic-RepublicanNew YorkFebruary 11, 182858heart failureAlbany, New Yorkold Swan Street CemeteryGeorge IzardDemocratic-RepublicanArkansas TerritoryNovember 22, 182852GoutLittle Rock, ArkansasMount Holly CemeteryPierre DerbignyNational RepublicanLouisianaOctober 6, 182960carriage accidentGretna, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaSaint Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LouisianaEnoch LincolnDemocratic-RepublicanMaineOctober 8, 182940unknownAugusta, Kennebec County, MaineAugusta, Kennebec County, MaineDaniel MartinNational RepublicanMarylandJuly 11, 183150Fell off his horseTalbot County, MarylandSpring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MarylandAbram M. ScottNational RepublicanMississippiJune 12, 183348choleraJackson, MississippiunknownJohn BreathittDemocratKentuckyFebruary 21, 183447TuberculosisFrankfort, KentuckyMaple Grove Cemetery, Breathitt County, KentuckyCaleb P. BennettDemocratDelawareMay 9, 183677unknown Wilmington, DelawareFriends Burial Ground, Wilmington, DelawareJames Clark WhigKentuckyAugust 27, 183960unknown Frankfort, KentuckyWinchester, KentuckyPatrick NobleDemocratSouth CarolinaApril 7, 184052-53UnknownColumbia, South Carolina Willington Cemetery, McCormick County, South CarolinaThomas ReynoldsDemocratMissouriFebruary 9, 184447suicideJefferson City, MissouriWoodlawn Cemetery, Jefferson City, MissouriThomas Stockton WhigDelawareMarch 2, 184664unknown New Castle, DelawareImmanuel Episcopal Church CemeteryJoseph Maull WhigDelawareMay 3, 184664unknown Lewes, Sussex County, DelawareSt. Peter's Episcopal ChurchyardWilliam Henry BissellRepublicanIllinois March 18, 186048unknown Springfield, Sangamon County, illinoisOak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, illinoisAshbel P. WillardDemocratIndianaOctober 4, 186039internal bleeding Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MinnesotaNew AlbanyJohn Willis EllisDemocratNorth CarolinaJuly 7, 186140unknownRed Sulphur Springs, West VirginiaOld English Cemetery, Salisbury, North CarolinaLouis P. HarveyRepublicanWisconsinApril 19, 186241Drowning Savannah, TennesseeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WisconsinHamilton Rowan GambleRepublicanMissouriJanuary 31, 186465infectionunknownBellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MissouriWilliam Cannon RepublicanDelawareMarch 1, 186555unknown Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware Bridgeville Methodist CemeteryJohn MiltonDemocratFloridaApril 1, 186557gunshot wound Marianna, Jackson County, Florida Saint Luke's Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Jackson County, FloridaJohn BroughUnionOhio August 29, 186553GangreneCleveland, OhioWoodland Cemetery, Cleveland, OhioJohn L. HelmDemocratKentuckySeptember 8, 186765unknown Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky Helm Place, Hardin County, KentuckyPeter T. WashburnRepublicanVermontFebruary 7, 187055UnknownWoodstock, VermontRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VermontOssian B. HartRepublicanFloridaMarch 18, 1874 53pneumoniaJacksonville, Jackson County, FloridaEvergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FloridaTod Robinson CaldwellRepublicanNorth CarolinaJuly 11, 187456cholera morbusHillsborough, North CarolinaForest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, North CarolinaJames D. WilliamsDemocrat IndianaNovember 20, 188072PyelonephritisIndianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Walnut Grove Cemetery, Knox County, IndianaLouis A. WiltzDemocratLouisianaOctober 16, 188138tuberculosisNew Orleans, LouisianaunknownAlexander H. StephensDemocratGeorgiaMarch 4, 188371unknownCrawfordville, GeorgiaA. H. Stephens State Park,Taliaferro County, GeorgiaWashington BartlettDemocrat CaliforniaSeptember 12, 188763Bright's diseaseOakland, CaliforniaMountain View Cemetery Oakland, CaliforniaJoseph R. BodwellRepublicanMaineDecember 15, 188767unknown Hallowell, Kennebec County, MaineunknownJohn S. MarmadukeDemocrat MissouriDecember 28, 188754pneumoniaJefferson City, MissouriWoodland Cemetery, Jefferson City, MissouriDaniel Gould FowleDemocratNorth CarolinaApril 7, 189160unknown Raleigh, North CarolinaOakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North CarolinaAlvin Peterson HoveyRepublicanIndianaNovember 23, 189170unknown Indianapolis, Marion County, IndianaBellefontaine Cemetery, Posey County, IndianaJoshua H. MarvilRepublicanDelawareApril 8, 189569unknown Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware Laurel Hill Cemeterym, Laurel, Sussex County, DelawareFrederic T. GreenhalgeRepublicanMassachusettsMarch 5, 189653Kidney diseaseLowell, MassachusettsLowell CemeteryWilliam GoebelDemocratKentuckyFebruary 3, 190044gunshot woundFrankfort, Kentuckyunknown William J. SamfordDemocratAlabamaJune 11, 190156UnknownTuscaloosa, AlabamaUnknownWilliam GregoryRepublicanRhode IslandDecember 16, 190152Bright's diseaseNorth Kingstown, Rhode IslandUnknown John Rankin RogersDemocratWashingtonDecember 26, 190163Lobar pneumoniaOlympia, WashingtonWoodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, WashingtonDeForest RichardsRepublicanWyomingApril 28, 190356kidney diseaseCheyenne, WyomingLakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WyomingJohn M. PattisonDemocratOhioJune 18, 190659Bright's diseaseMilford, OhioGreenlawn Cemetery, Milford, OhioSamuel G. CosgroveRepublicanWashingtonMarch 28, 190961heart attackPaso Robles, CaliforniaMasonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, WashingtonGeorge L. LilleyRepublicanConnecticutApril 21, 1909 49Unknown Hartford, Connecticut Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, ConnecticutJohn Albert JohnsonDemocratMinnesotaSeptember 21, 190948Complications from surgeryRochester, MinnesotaUnknownWinfield Scott HammondDemocratMinnesotaDecember 30, 191552strokeClinton, LouisianaUnknownEzequiel Cabeza De BacaDemocratNew MexicoFebruary 18, 191752UnknownSanta Fe, New MexicoMount Calvary Cemetery Las Vegas, New MexicoJames WithycombeRepublicanOregonMarch 3, 191964heart conditionSalem, OregonCity View Cemetery, Salem, OregonErnest ListerDemocrat WashingtonJune 14, 191948heart and kidney diseaseSeattle, WashingtonTacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, WashingtonFrederic Hale ParkhurstRepublicanMaineJanuary 31, 192156pneumoniaAugusta, Kennebec County, MaineMount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, MaineWilliam B. RossDemocrat WyomingOctober 2, 192450complications due to an AppendectomyCheyenne, WyomingLakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WyomingHenry L. FuquaDemocrat LouisianaOctober 11, 192660unknownBaton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LouisianaRoselawn Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LouisianaHenry L. WhitfieldDemocrat MississippiMarch 18, 192758unknownJackson, MississippiFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MississippiAustin PeayDemocrat TennesseeOctober 2, 192751Intracerebral hemorrhageNashville, TennesseeGreenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TennesseeAram J. PothierRepublicanRhode IslandFebruary 4, 192873unknownWoonsocket, Rhode IslandL'Eglise du Precieux Sang, Woonsocket, Rhode IslandI. L. PattersonRepublicanOregonDecember 21, 192970PneumoniaEola, OregonMount Crest Abbey, Salem, OregonFrank EmersonRepublicanWyomingFebruary 18, 193148pneumonia Cheyenne, WyomingLakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WyomingArthur SeligmanDemocratNew MexicoSeptember 25, 193362UnknownSanta Fe, New MexicoFairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, New MexicoJames RolphRepublicanCaliforniaJune 2, 193464Heart attackSanta Clara County, California Greenlawn Memorial Park Colma, CaliforniaFrank Henry CooneyDemocrat MontanaDecember 15, 193562heart failureGreat Falls, MontanaSaint Mary Cemetery, MissoulaOscar K. AllenDemocrat LouisianaJanuary 28, 193653Brain hemorrhageBaton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LouisianaunknownFloyd B. OlsonFarmer–LaborMinnesotaAugust 22, 193644stomach cancerRochester, MinnesotaUnknownFrank FitzgeraldRepublicanMichiganMarch 16, 193954Heart attackGrand Ledge, MichiganOakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, MichiganHenry HornerDemocrat IllinoisOctober 6, 194061Complications from strokeWinnetka, Cook County, IllinoisZion Gardens Cemetery, Chicago, IllinoisJoseph Emile HarleyDemocrat South CarolinaFebruary 27, 194261CancerColumbia, South CarolinaBaptist Cemetery, Barnwell, South CarolinaPaul B. Johnson Sr.Democrat MississippiDecember 26, 194363unknownHattiesburg, MississippiunknownThomas L. BaileyDemocrat MississippiNovember 2, 194658StrokeJackson, MississippiunknownWalter Samuel GoodlandRepublicanWisconsinMarch 12, 194784heart attackMadison, WisconsinGraceland Cemetery, Racine, WisconsinEarl SnellRepublicanOregonOctober 28, 194752Plane crashNear Dog Lake, Lake County, OregonBelcrest Memorial Park, Salem, OregonJames L. McConaughyRepublicanConnecticut March 7, 194860Coronary thrombosisHartford, Connecticut UnknownSidney Preston OsbornDemocrat Arizona May 25, 194864Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisPhoenix, ArizonaGreenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery, Phoenix, ArizonaBeauford H. JesterDemocrat TexasJuly 11, 194956heart attackHouston, TexasOakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, TexasDaniel T. McCartyDemocrat FloridaSeptember 28, 195341pneumoniaTallahassee, Leon County, FloridaPalms CemeteryWilliam B. UmsteadDemocratNorth CarolinaNovember 7, 195459Common Cold Durham, North CarolinaMount Tabor Church, Rougemont, North CarolinaWilliam S. Beards